Safer Heat Act of 2022

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. H.R. 8257, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, provisions relating to funding of the: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program - Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - Training for response to electric vehicle fires Also, waivers to the requirements for the AFG and SAFER grant programs. H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, including code enforcement. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters. H.R. 7981, the Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022, provisions to require smoke alarms in federally assisted housing.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 2638/S. 265, The Public Housing Fire Safety Act, provisions to create a grant program to fund the retrofit installation of automatic fire sprinklers in public housing and high-rise buildings. H.R. 6192/S. 3346, The High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act, provisions to reduce the depreciation period for the retrofit installation of fire sprinklers in high-rise buildings. P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Funding for fire sprinkler retrofit installations in public housing developments. - Legislation to promote the use of carbon monoxide detectors in housing. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. Legislation to promote housing benefits for volunteer firefighters (H.R. 4377/S. 2316) Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to fire and EMS response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for testing, vaccination, supplies and funding. Issues relating to the nomination of Alice Hill to be Deputy FEMA Administrator for Resilience. Issues relating to fire department reimbursement for participation in public COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Issues related to fire response in the wildland urban interface. P.L. 117-105, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act, funding for the following programs: - Assistance to Firefighters Grant program - SAFER grants - U.S. Fire Administration - State Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Areas Security Initiative - Urban Search and Rescue System - National Domestic Preparedness Consortium - Provisions relating to pay caps for wildland firefighters. Funding for the above programs in FY 2023. H.R. 3728, legislation to create a grant program for fire and EMS station renovation and construction. Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act (S. 1221), provisions to develop a a distinct wildland firefighter occupational series. Wildfire Recovery Act (H.R. 1066), provisions to raise the federal cost share for Fire Management Assistance Grants. The RESILIENT America Act (H.R. 5689), provisions to promote pre-hazard mitigation assistance, inlcluding code enforcement. Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act (H.R. 7077/S. 3845), provisions to allow the U.S. Fire Administration to examine and report on the cause and origin of major fires. Issues relating to membership in the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2022 (H.R. 6528), provisions to set and report temperature sensors in public housing. H.R. 6529, provisions to require self-closing fire doors in federally assisted rental dwellings. Safer Heat Act of 2022 (H.R. 6615), provisions to set standards for portable space heaters.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service